White to play and checkmate in two moves
2869
(Nikolaj Semionovich Ivanov - Шахматы в СССР, 1972)
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1. Ne4! [2. Nc3#]
1. ... Qxe4 2. d3#
1. ... Qe3 2. dxe3#
1. ... Qxd2+ 2. Qxd2#
1. ... Qe5 2. d4#
compare to #2870
Date added: 20/1/2023
2870
(Nikolaj Semionovich Ivanov - Шахматы в СССР, 1972)
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1. Qc7! [2. Qd8#]
1. ... Qxg5 2. d8=S#
1. ... Qxd7+ 2. Qxd7#
1. ... Se6 2. d8=Q/B#
compare to #2869
Date added: 20/1/2023
2871
(Zoltan Labai - Šachové umění 3rd Prize, 1989)
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1. c4!+
1. ... Ke4 2. Nd6#
1. ... Kxc4 2. e4#
compare to #2872
Date added: 20/1/2023
2872
(Zoltan Labai - Šachové umění 3rd Prize, 1989)
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1. e4!+
1. ... Kxe4 2. c4#
1. ... Kc4 2. Nd6#
compare to #2871
Date added: 20/1/2023
2873
(Ivan Kiss - Hlas ľudu, 1979)
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1. Qg6! waiting
1. ... Kf1 2. Qa6#
1. ... Kd1 2. Nc3#
1. ... Kd3 2. Ng3#
1. ... Kxf3 2. Qg4#
Date added: 20/1/2023
2874
(Cyril Whitehead - Chess in Australia, Mar 1988)
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1. Qg2! waiting
1. ... fxg4 2. Qxg4#
1. ... Kh4 2. g5#
1. ... Kxf4 2. Qd2#
1. ... Kf6 2. Ne4#
Date added: 21/1/2023
2875
(Milan Bednar - Hlas ľudu, 9 Apr 1981)
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1. b4!+
1. ... Rxb4 2. Nd7#
1. ... Nxb4 2. Bd4#
compare to #2876, #2877
Date added: 21/1/2023
2876
(Milan Bednar - Hlas ľudu, 9 Apr 1981)
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1. Bd4!+
1. ... Nxd4 2. Qxd4#
compare to #2875, #2877
Date added: 21/1/2023
2877
(Milan Bednar - Hlas ľudu, 9 Apr 1981)
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1. Nd7!+
1. ... Kc6 2. Bd5#
1. Bb5! [2. Nd7, Bb4, Bd4#]
1. ... Rxb5 2. Bd4#
1. ... d5 2. Bb4#
1. ... Nxa1 2. Nd7, b4, Bxa1#
compare to #2875, #2876
Date added: 21/1/2023
2878
(Aleksandar Popovski - Phénix, 2004)
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1. Qxd4! [2. Bd7, Qd7, Qd8#]
1. ... Rf6/xg5, Bxg5 2. Qd7#
1. ... Rd6 2. Nc7#
1. ... Bd6 2. Qa4#
1. ... Bc7 2. Nxc7, Bd7, Qd7#
Date added: 21/1/2023
2879
(Jaques Fulpius - Schweizerische Schachzeitung, Oct 1974)
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1. Kxc4! [2. Qd5, Ra2, Rb3, Rb4, Rb5, Rb6, Rxb7, Rc2, Rd2, Re2, Rb1#]
1. ... Ne7 2. Qc7/d6, Ra2/b3/b4/b5/b6/xb7/c2/d2/e2/b1#
1. ... Nb6+ 2. Rxb6#
1. ... Nd6+ 2. Qxd6#
1. ... bxc6 2. Ra2/b3/b4/b5/b6/b7/b8/c2/d2/e2/b1#
1. ... b6 2. Qd5, Ra2/b3/b4/b5/xb6/c2/d2/e2/b1#
1. ... b5+ 2. Rxb5#
1. ... Rb5 2. Qd5, Rb3/b4/xb5#
1. ... Rxc5+ 2. Qxc5#
1. ... Ra4+ 2. Rb4#
1. ... Qxf7+ 2. Nxf7#
1. ... Qf4+ 2. gxf4#
1. ... Qxf3 2. Qe6, Ra2/b3/b4/b5/b6/xb7/c2/d2/e2/b1, Nd3#
1. ... Qxg4+ 2. Nxg4#
1. ... Qe4+ 2. Qxe4#
1. ... Qd3+ 2. Nxd3#
1. ... Qc2+ 2. Rxc2#
1. ... Qb1 2. Qe6/f6/d5, Rxb1#
1. ... Qe6+ 2. Qxe6#
1. ... Qd7 2. Qf6/e4#
1. ... axb2 2. Qd5, Bxb2#
1. ... Bc2 2. Qd5, Ra2/b3/b4/b5/b6/xb7/xc2/b1#
1. ... Bb3+ 2. Rxb3#
1. ... Be2+ 2. Rxe2#
1. ... Bxf3 2. Ra2/b3/b4/b5/b6/xb7/c2/d2/e2/b1#
1. ... Nd2+ 2. Rxd2#
Date added: 23/1/2023
2880
(Uri Grinblat - problem (Zagreb), 1960)
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1. h6! [2. Nh5#]
1. ... Ke5 2. Nh5#
1. ... Nd5 2. Ne6#
1. ... Ne4 2. Nf5#
Date added: 23/1/2023